Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/215992 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper Forschungsförderung No. 062
Publisher: 
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the role of feedback in inducing men and women to enter competition. Literature suggests that the underrepresentation of women in management roles and the ensuing gender pay gap might be attributed to differences in preferences for competition, confidence, or risk aversion. A laboratory experiment by the authors found that providing feedback on rank and giving participants the option to compete in their preferred task encourages more women to enter competition. Furthermore, feedback affects reported beliefs and improves efficiency. This study thus provides evidence that manipulating the type of feedback given might be an effective way of closing the gender gap.
Subjects: 
competition
gender gap
experiment
feedback
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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